Had fun sharing some plant knowledge yesterday, would love to share more!

  • Dolores [love/loves]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    so i have a tree i put in a pot, covered with soil, and only ever added water to it. my tree’s mass has increased, yet the soil has not lost any! by what magicks was water transmuted to bark, sap, and leaf?

      • Dolores [love/loves]@hexbear.net
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        1 year ago

        posting the carbon must come from the water, so water is made of coal??? stalin-stressed i must inform the king!

        okay but non-joke question: what the hell is a nitrogen cycle and how does it work in practice like in your garden

        • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netOPM
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          1 year ago

          Here’s a nitrogen cycle diagram. It’s not dissimilar to things like the water cycle or food chain cycle.

          Practically speaking, you want to occasionally plant nitrogen fixing plants in your garden, as other plants will remove it from the soil. Lots of people will put tons of fertilizer into their garden, and that seeks to achieve similar goals.